March 2015

Calendar of Free* Classical Concerts in Jacksonville

*Listings of Jacksonville concerts advertised as FREE are compiled chiefly from online calendars. Listed concerts could be subject to change or cancellation, and additional concert listings might be added. Most venue addresses are given at left.

Sunday, March 1 @ 3 p.m.Troy State Percussion Ensemble
Directed by Dr. Adam Blackstock, they will be performing a concert of music by Bob Becker, Kevin Bobo, Adam Silverman and Ivan Trevino.
The ensemble was one of the winners of the 2013 PASIC Collegiate Contest.
Come out and enjoy a festive hour long concert of people making great art by hitting inanimate objects not found in nature.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Sunday, March 1 @ 7 p.m. The Mwangaza Children's Choir
This is an inspiring group of 20 hopeful and talented children, ages 8-14, who admirably represent the orphaned and poverty-stricken youth of Uganda. Touring as a ministry outreach of Africa Renewal Ministries, they come to share a special message of hope through authentic Ugandan song and dance. The upcoming performance will be a part of Mwangaza’s tenth international tour!
* Lakewood Presbyterian Church

Tuesday, March 3 @ 7 p.m. Emergence, with Piano Students from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Under the guidance of faculty coordinator Vera Watson, talented young pianists will perform favorite selections by Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy, among others. More at jplmusic.blogspot.com
* JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Wednesday, March 4 @ 6 p.m. Promenade! with Jacksonville Symphony Players
Stroll in and enjoy J-Sym instrumentalists performing chamber music against the backdrop of Downtown Jacksonville's First Wednesday Art Walk. More at jplmusic.blogspot.com
* JPL Main Library - The Lounge at 303 North (just inside the Laura St. entrance)

Thursday, March 5 @ 7 p.m.
High School Choral Invitational
The JU Choirs host outstanding choruses from Bishop Kenny High School and the Bolles School in the 5th annual celebration of choral music education in our schools.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, March 6 @ 7 p.m.
Student New Music RecitalInnovative student compositions featuring varied instrumentations will be showcased as part of the New Music Festival.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Friday, March 6 @ 7:30 p.m.
Beaches Fine Arts Series: The Treble Choristers of the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Saint Thomas Choir School houses, nurtures and educates
the boy choristers of the world-renowned choir of Saint Thomas
Church Fifth Avenue. Founded in 1919, and located in the
heart of New York City, Saint Thomas Choir School is the only
church-affiliated boarding school of its kind in the United States.
* St. Paul's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Friday, March 6 @ 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville Masterworks Chorale: Dettingen Te Deum by G. F. Handel
Handel was commissioned by King George II to write a Te Deum, a musical composition of praise and thanksgiving to God, to commemorate the British victory over the French in the Battle of Dettingen. The concert is free, but a good-will donation to help defray costs will be graciously accepted.
* First United Methodist Church, 225 E. Duval St., 32202

Sunday, March 8 @ 3 p.m. Intermezzo, with Marguerite Richardson, violin & Scott Watkins, piano
Representing both Jacksonville University and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, the wife-husband duo will play sonatas by Beethoven (No. 4) and Brahms (No.1), as well as Dvořák's Sonatina, op. 100. More at jplmusic.blogspot.com
* JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Wednesday, March 11 @ 12:30 p.m. Out to Lunch, Brown-bag Jazz with The Daniel Bennett Group
On tour from New York City and featured on NPR, The Daniel Bennett Group has shared recent concert billings with artists like Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter, Greg Osby and James Carter. Attendees are invited to bring a lunch while listening to what the Boston Globe describes as "a mix of jazz, folk, and trance." More at jplmusic.blogspot.com
* JPL Main Library - The Lounge at 303 North (just inside the Laura St. entrance)

Friday, March 13 @ 7:30 p.m.Beaches Fine Arts Series: Miloš Karadaglic, guitar
"The last six years have been dizzying times for Miloš Karadaglic,
the young classical guitarist from Montenegro launched by Deutsche
Grammophon in 2011 with his first commercial solo album” wrote
the Sunday Times in February 2014. “It topped the UK classical
charts and won awards, making Karadaglic, at 30, probably the
biggest classical-guitar phenomenon since John Williams in the
1960s and Julian Bream a decade below.”
* St. Paul's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

Saturday, March 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
TENET Vocal Ensemble
TENET is celebrating its sixth year as one of New York’s pre-eminent vocal ensembles. Under artistic director Jolle Greenleaf, TENET has won acclaim for its innovative programming, virtuosic singing and command of repertoire that spans the Middle Ages to the present with a focus on Renaissance and Baroque repertoire.
* Palms Presbyterian Church

Sunday, March 15 @ 3 p.m. Choral Evensong
Evensong is a lovely evening service led by the choir in which we thank God for the day that has passed and ask for peace and protection during the night ahead. This fourth Sunday in Lent, called Laetare Sunday (meaning “rejoice”), is traditionally a “lighter” Sunday compared to the rest of the season. This year, we will be joined by the UNF trumpet ensemble, who will liven things up with a prelude “mini-concert” beginning at 4:30. The service will then start at 5:00 p.m.
* St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Tuesday, March 17 @ 7 p.m. Tuesday Serenade, with Jorge Peña, viola & Bonita Sonsini Wyke, piano
Jorge Peña, a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Founder and Artistic Director of the St. Augustine Music Festival, will be joined by celebrated collaborative artist Bonita Sonsini Wyke in presenting works for viola and piano by Enescu, Schumann and Mendelssohn. More at jplmusic.blogspot.com
* JPL Main Library - Hicks Auditorium

Thursday, March 26 @ 7:30 p.m.Faculty Selection Honors Recital
The final installment in the series of recitals that features nominated music students for special recognition as performers and composers.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

Saturday, March 28 @ 7:30 p.m.JU Percussion Ensemble
The percussion ensemble will be performing Lansky's, Threads and Reich's, Mallet Quartet. There will be a couple other jewels of the percussion chamber repertoire on tap as well.
* JU - Terry Concert Hall

University of North Florida (UNF)1 UNF Drive [Intercoastal]"Those attending music events may park at no charge on the 2nd – 4th floors of the Fine Arts Center Garage and Lot 1 (lot surrounding the Fine Arts Center Garage). Outside of this designated section, parking permits which cost $5 are required and enforcement is administered."

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